An MRI-compatible ERP System for High Temporal and Spatial Resolution Measurements of Brain Activity in Neurocognition Research

这项赠款申请寻求资金，用于购买与MRI兼容的ERP测量系统。诱发反应电位(ERP)和功能磁共振成像(FMRI)是两种相辅相成的脑成像技术，前者提供良好的时间分辨率，后者提供良好的空间分辨率。也就是说，事件相关电位告诉我们什么时候在大脑中发生了什么，而功能磁共振告诉我们它发生在哪里。同时使用它们将为我们了解大脑是如何运作的提供一个极好的窗口。申请者目前可以使用功能磁共振成像，但不能使用可以与其同时使用的那种ERP仪器。因此，我们已经寻求资金来获得它。这将补充我们现有的研究能力，并使我们拥有做脑成像研究的尖端能力。

This grant application seeks funds for the purchase of an MRI-compatible ERP measurement system. ERP (Evoked Response Potentials) and fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) are two brain imaging technologies that complement each other well, as the former provides good temporal resolution while the latter provides good spatial resolution. That is, ERP tells us when something is happening in the brain, while fMRI tells us where it is happening. Using them together will provide us with an excellent window into how the brain functions. The applicants currently have access to fMRI, but not to the kind of ERP instrumentation that can be used simultaneously with it. Therefore, we have sought funding to obtain it. This will complement our existing research capacities and give us a cutting-edge ability to do brain imaging research.